Previously: After some sexy shenanigans from some of the New Directions Alumni couples, and Quinn and Michael, if not all the couples how are we to know what everyone got up late at night? Anyways the New Directions Alumni finally made it back to Lima, Ohio where they discovered a dome building had been made for them on the old site of William McKinley High, and then the McKinley High of Performing Arts school. It was their new training base. A, 5 story building. With some rules attached of course.
Michael Baxter was about to give the New Directions Alumni a tour of their new training base.
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And now the continuation.
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CHAPTER 24 - THE TOUR
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Michael Baxter headed for the one and only lift in the building, and pushed a button.
"Are there any stairs?" asked Kitty
"No, just the lift," replied Michael "It's faster to get places."
"But there's 16 of us," said Mercedes
"The lift is big, it holds at least 30 people."
"Wow," replied Sam
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Just then a cell phone beeped. Everyone bar Puck and Artie didn't notice. Puck and Artie instead looked around and saw Tina take her cell phone out of her pocket, and took a look at it. She smiled. Puck and Artie, who were on opposite sides of the group saw Tina smile, and then saw each other looking. They then both looked away.
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The door to the lift opened, and they all walked in except for Tina. Tina looked at Michael, Michael and everyone else looked at Tina. Michael knew what that look meant.
"I'll catch up," smiled Tina "My business seem to can't do without me more than a bloody day."
"Make it quick, Miss Cohen-Chang, we'll be on the first floor," said Michael
"Yes sir," smiled Tina as the doors closed.
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Inside the lift as the doors were closing, Artie made contact with Tina, for a split second, before she turned away, holding the phone up to ear. The doors closed.
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The doors re-opened on the first floor. There was a corridor that led to other doors.
"Follow me," said Michael being the first one out of the lift
Michael led the group to the first room.
"Judging on yesterday's scenes, this room will be enjoyed by the Puckermans and Mr Evans at least, but it is open for everyone."
Michael opened the door and walked in. Everyone else followed, and walked in, and marveled at what was laid out in front of them.
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In front of them was a room full of up to date exercise equipment that you could ever imagine; Weights, Dumb bells, Rowing Machines, Exercise Bikes, Punching Bags, Treadmills, and the like.
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Finn wolf whistled.
"Wow," said Sam smiling "Now that's a gymnasium."
"I could live in here," replied Puck
"We don't want you doing that, Mr Puckerman," said Michael "It's only for down time after practices."
"I was joking," said Puck
"Of course you were," scoffed Mike Chang
"What's it to you," snapped Puck looking across the room at Mike who wasn't too far away from him.
"Boys," said Santana feeling the tension "That's enough."
"Let's move on," said Michael also feeling the tension.
Michael walked out of the room, everyone followed, including Puck. They headed for the second door. Michael opened it, and they walked in.
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There in the middle of a very large room, was a 100 meter swimming pool.
"What on earth?" exclaimed Kitty amazed "Is this built into the floor?"
"Yes it is, Miss Wilde," replied Michael "And it's heated too."
"How the heck is it built into the floor when the water needs to go somewhere without dripping down stairs?" asked Kitty
"It's specifically built in," replied Michael "It has a different system of moving water around."
Finn felt a small tug on his arm, and he looked down, and saw Rachel smiling back at him. He knew that she loved swimming, and this would be her element. He nodded back at her.
"Let's move on," said Michael heading to the door
Michael walked out of the room, just as Tina walked up.
"All good?" asked Michael
"Very good," smiled Tina
Michael walked onward, as Tina sorta held back, everyone looked at her as they followed on. Puck was about to stop but decided against it. But Artie stopped.
"So who was that you talking to?" asked Artie
"That's none of your business," said Tina calmly
"I saw your smile before," replied Artie "You only smile like that when you have someone in your life who is special to you. You use to smile like that when Mike was in your life during high school, and you use to smile like when we were together."
"OH MY GOD," yelled Tina which made everyone who walked down the corridor turn around "WOULD you just get over it, and leave it alone. It doesn't involve you."
"But I love you,"
Tina looked down at Artie and wanted so much to say that she loved him back, but knowing that her life was full of complications from the past 10 years, it was complicated enough, made it even harder. She looked at everyone and they were looking back. She knew what she had to do, and she never had a choice.
"I DON'T LOVE YOU anymore, Artie. It's over," yelled Tina "And I mean it. You need to accept that, and leave it alone."
Tina stormed off towards the others leaving Artie, shocked and embarrassed, by himself.
"Are we moving on or what?" snapped Tina at the group
Everyone except Kitty turned around and followed Michael further on down the hall. Kitty watched Artie looked back into the Swimming Pool Room, and wheeled himself in. Kitty ran towards the room. Finn turned slightly to see Kitty run back down the hallway.
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Artie had wheeled himself right up to the edge of the pool, and was contemplating tipping himself in.
"Artie Abrams, don't you dare," came Kitty's voice "Back away from the water."
"Leave me alone Kitty, just walk away."
"I can't do that sorry Artie. I'm not letting you do this!"
"Why?" It would be pay back for when I didn't call you back when I left school, and you were angry at me for years."
"That's different," said Kitty walking up
"How?" asked Artie
"I didn't contemplate killing myself, I was so angry. Anger kept me from doing anything stupid."
"But I lover her Kitty,"
"I know, but don't let her win by doing anything stupid."
"I know there's more to it than she's letting on," sniffed Artie "I just know."
"Okay," said Kitty kneeling down beside Artie "You're just going to have to back off now, and let her deal with what whatever she has to deal with."
"I've been told to back off by a few people already,"
"So listen to them, I know it's hard but back off."
"She's my whole world."
"You survived ten years without her," said Kitty
"Yeah but only just."
Finn walked into the room.
"Is everything okay in here?"
"Yup," said Kitty looking at Finn "I've managed to stop from going swimming by himself."
Finn walked up to Artie and Kitty.
"Dude, she was out of line, she shouldn't have shouted like that."
"It was effective though," said Kitty
"She was trying to make a point," replied Artie "And it got through."
"Well let's get back to the group," said Finn grabbing the back of the wheel chair
Kitty put her hand on Finn's.
"I've got this Hudson, you get back to Berry."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I am."
Finn gave Kitty a smile, and patted Artie on his back, and walked out of the room. Kitty waited for Finn to leave before an evil smile crossed her face.
"How would you like to play pay back Artie?"
"How?" asked Artie
Kitty smiled, and then planted a kiss on Artie, at first he fought against it, but then he relented, and went with it. The kiss lasted for another minute before they parted.
"What was that?" panted Artie
"It was me showing I care," whispered Kitty "I've always cared after we broke up."
"It's not you taking pity on me?"
"Hell no!"
"Well then I'm damaged goods, you won't want to get involved with me."
"I don't care," said Kitty "All I care about is you, and helping you pay back Tina. Are you up for the challenge?"
Artie looked at the pool, then back at Kitty
"I promise I won't hurt you," whispered Kitty "Not like Tina."
"Okay," said Artie quietly
Kitty kissed Artie again, and this time he let it happen. They then pulled apart.
"Let's get back to the others," panted Kitty
"Okay," panted Artie back
Kitty stood up and breathed, and pulled the wheel chair back from the edge of the pool. She smiled, but it wasn't that evil smile from before. It was her content smile.
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Meanwhile everyone except for Finn, Kitty, and Artie walked into the games room. There were pool tables in one section, computer games in another section, old arcade games in another section, a ten pin bowling section, dart boards in another section, and a basketball hoop in another section.
"Wow," said Blaine "Now this is a games room."
"More like a huge man cave," laughed Mercedes
"There are some stuff for the girls," said Michael "Again this is for down time, after a busy day, you will deserve it."
"It's cool," said Sam
"Next room," said Michael "Follow me."
Everyone started following Michael out of the room, Quinn held back and pulled Tina back.
"What?" asked Tina
"That was a total bitch thing to do to Artie."
"It takes one to know one," smiled Tina
"What's going on?"
"It's got nothing to do with you, so stay out of it."
Tina pulled her arm away from Quinn's grip, and walked to the door. Finn walked past, and stopped as Tina came out of the room.
"Is he okay?" asked Tina
"You care now after what you said what you did to him?" asked Quinn from behind her "That's just sad."
"Shut up Fabray." said Tina
Finn shook his head in disgust, and walked off after the group without saying a word to Tina. Tina and Quinn followed.
Finn caught up to Rachel who was at the back of the group with Mercedes.
"Hey Babe," smiled Finn
"Hey yourself," smiled Rachel back
They kissed, as Michael got to the last door.
"How's Artie?" whispered Mercedes once Finn and Rachel had finished kissing.
"Kitty's with him, so he's okay. still shocked at Tina's outburst though."
"Okay," started Michael from the door "This is the last room on this floor, It's a lounge where you can come and relax, and watch television or use the computers to do whatever you want."
Michael opened the door and went in. Everyone else followed. Inside there was one section split up into 10 different little sections, with a television and couches. another area for desk top computers, and another area just for couches.
"Wow," said Kurt "You have gone all out."
Just so that you can relax after a busy day, or during a busy day between practices. I take you guys seriously, so there is a time to be busy and a time for relaxing."
"Fair enough," said Puck
Artie and Kitty came into the room, with Kitty pushing Artie, and they were giggling. Tina turned around and looked surprised. Kitty poked her tongue out at her.
"So let's move on to floor two." said Michael
Everyone turned around and started walking out, past Artie and Kitty, Tina hung back. Rachel out of no where, gave Artie a hug, and then Brittany also did the same.
As soon as the room was cleared. Tina turned to Kitty and Artie
"What's going on here?"
"It's none of your business Cohen-Chang," said Kitty "You made that brutally clear to Artie before."
"But there's much more going on that he needs to know about," replied Tina
"Tina, Tina, Tina," said Artie "It's okay Tina. You don't have to explain, just leave it and be done with it."
Artie wheeled himself away to head out the door, leaving a shocked Tina behind. Kitty turned to Tina
"You broke his heart you heartless bitch, so therefore, you have no right to him any more," snarled Kitty
"And you do?" snarled Tina back
"Of course I do, he knows what I can offer him."
Kitty went to turn to walk away but Tina grabbed her.
"You don't know the circumstances of which I had to do what I did, I did it for him."
"Bullshit," said Kitty "You did it for yourself. But tell it to someone who cares, because I don't."
Kitty ripped her arm away from Tina's grip, and quickly walked out of the room.
Tears came to Tina's eyes, but she quickly pulled herself together and the tears went away.
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The lift door opened to the 2nd Floor, and Michael led everyone to a new door.
"This room will remind you of a very special time in your lives, where you felt like you belonged," said Michael
Michael opened the door, and walked in. Everyone was amazed at the exact likeness of the room.
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It was the choir room.
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The tour continues next.